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Nurse Nelson and the conquest of polio

November 22, 2020 carllavo Leave a comment

Central Bucks school nurse initiated U.S. campaign to defeat the virus that imperiled children in the 1950s. I remember the…

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Posted in: Doylestown Filed under: African American nurse, Dr. Jonas Salk, March of Dimes, Pittsburgh, Polio Pioneers, vaccine

Laura Jean takes to the sky

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The 17-year-old Langhorne girl made local aviation history in 1938. I can identify with how Laura Jean Candy of Langhorne…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, Langhorne Filed under: John VanSant, Lincoln Highway, National Air Mail Week, Old Star Airport, Oxford Valley Mall, Silver Star Airport

Oldest Restaurant in Pennsylvania?

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Magazine claims Lancaster eatery is oldest in constant operation but 2 in Bucks beg to differ. My friend Rich Hart…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, New Hope, Yardley Filed under: Abigail Adams, Benedict Arnold, Bordentown, Col. John Cadwalader, Continental Tavern, Coryell's Ferry, ferryJohn Adams, george washington, ghosts, Joseph Bonaparte, N.J., Napoleon, Stockyard Inn

How Rinker Buck crossed the Delaware

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The Lambertville-New Hope bridge posed quite an obstacle for the 7-year-old in a Conestoga wagon. I’ve had many adventures on…

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Posted in: Lambertville, New Hope Filed under: Conestoga wagons, Delaware River, Nantucket sleigh ride, New Hope-Lambertville Bridge, World War II

Crime and punishment

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Richboro handyman met his demise in 1892 on a gallows preserved in a Bucks museum. There’s nothing quite like Doylestown’s…

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Posted in: Doylestown, Northampton, Richboro Filed under: Bucks County prison, Bucks County sheriff, Charles M. Meredith, gallows, hanging, James Linzi, Mercer Museum, Michener Art Museum, Wallace Burt

Greenbelt wonder born in the Great Depression

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With ingenuity and vision, two cities gave us the wondrous Lenape Lake/Menlo Park. I got the call from my daughter…

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Posted in: Sellersville, Uncategorized Filed under: bucks county, carousel, dam, Great Depression, John A. Roebling & Sons, Menlo Park, Perkiomen Creek, South Perkasie Covered Bridge, toboggan slide, trolley, water park

‘The kindly grandfather with the sad eyes’

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Jean Toomer, Conestoga horses and ‘Lassie Come Home’. Laure Duval recently shared a personal memoir after reading my column about…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township, Doylestown Township, Milford Filed under: Conestoga horse breed, Conestoga wagons, Eric Knight, Jean Toomer, Lassie Come Home, Pennsylvania Dutch

The Bucks town named for Mrs. Schaffer’s flowers

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Stories behind Gardenville and other place names. The first time I roared up the steep hill on Durham Road (Route…

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Posted in: Hulmeville, Morrisville, Tinicum Township, Uncategorized Filed under: American Revolution, Durham Road, Gardenville Hotel, Neshaminy Creek, Plumstead, Robert Morris, Route 413, Summerseat, Trenton

Secrets buried in a forest

September 28, 2020 carllavo Leave a comment

Bucks statue recalls heroism, a massacre, a governor and a 50-year coverup. The statue is startling in Central Bucks County.…

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Posted in: New Britain Township Filed under: Franklin Roosevelt, George Earle, Joseph Stalin, massacre, Nazis, robot bombs, Russians, World War II

Bucks County’s first fair

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“Characters of the first respectability” showcased European cattle and sheep. In the 1970s Mary Anne and I moved from Yardley…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township, Solebury Township Filed under: Black Bass Inn, Bucks County Society for the Encouragement of Agriculture & Domestic Manufacdtures, Delaware River, Lumberville, Peddler's Village

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